The circuit below shows three bulbs placed in
parallel. This is a parallel circuit. Current can flow through each of
the bulbs without first having to flow through any others.
If any of the bulbs fail the others will still
work as current can still flow through the rest of the circuit.

ANOTHER PARALLEL CIRCUIT

The circuit below is another example of a parallel
circuit. When the switch is turned on current flows through the bulb,
solenoid and motor simultaneously. This causes the bulb to light, the
solenoid to the activated and the motors spindle to rotate, all at the
same time.

QUESTIONS:1. Draw a simple parallel circuit
and explain how it works.2. Draw the same components but this
time arranged as a ‘series’ circuit. How do the two circuits differ?3. What will happen if one of the
components fails in a parallel circuit?